Sponsored Work Visas

On 18 April 2017, the Prime Minister of Australia and the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection jointly announced that the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457 visa) will be abolished and replaced in March 2018 with a completely new Temporary Skilled Shortage (TSS) visa.

New skilled Occupation Lists have been published and will continue to change over time: read more

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Sponsored Permanent Visas (ENS/RSMS)

The Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) is for skilled workers who want to work in Australia. This visa involves a two-step process, firstly, nomination by an approved Australian employer and then an application under the nominated stream. It is part of the Permanent Employer Sponsored Visa programme.

The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa (subclass 187) is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who want to work in regional Australia. It also allows you to work in Australia under one of three streams
the Temporary Residence Transition stream, the Direct Entry stream and
via a Labour Agreement stream.

(The above changes in occupation lists together with other changes to the Sponsored Permanent Visas on 1 July 2017 and March 2018 will have an impact on many onshore subclass 457 visa holders planning to apply for sponsored permanent residency)

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